Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti had long been talked about as a target for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their head coach search, but it appears that Cignetti has no plans to leave the Hoosiers and head to the NFL.

Potential Pittsburgh Steelers head coach target, Indiana coach Curt Cignetti says no thanks to coaching in the NFL

The Hoosiers are preparing for the College Football Playoff national championship game against Miami. IU is 26-2 in two years under Cignetti.

CFB insider updates chances of Curt Cignetti leaving Indiana for Steelers to replace Mike Tomlin originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Curt Cignetti is a Pittsburgh man.

The NFL head coaching carousel has begun to spin in the weeks after the end of the 2025 regular season. Both the Tennessee Titans and New York Giants made the

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